NEW YORK — It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow.

AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Sept. 30 — writing in a brief update on its support site last month that it “routinely evaluates" its offerings and had decided to discontinue dial-up, as well as associated software “optimized for older operating systems,” from its plans.

What You Need To Know • It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. The company confirmed it would discontinue the service on Tuesday, Sept. 30th, citing routine evaluations of its offerings • Dial-up is no longer advertised on AOL's website, and former help pages related to the service are unavailable • AOL, formerly America Online, introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time

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